Uroboros Project

Lore & Background

The Uroboros virus was developed in a cave that was the source of a flower used to create viruses previously used by the Umbrella Corporation. Tricell, the company funding the BSAA, took over a former Umbrella underground laboratory and continued Umbrella's research, leading to the creation of the Uroboros strain. In the facility, thousands of capsules holding human test subjects were discovered. The project's ultimate aim was for Tricell CEO Excella Gionne and Albert Wesker to launch missiles with the Uroboros virus across the globe. It was eventually revealed that Wesker hoped to take a chosen few from the chaos of infection and rule them, creating a new breed of humanity.

In Their Own Story

Chris Redfield and Sheva Alomar discovered the Uroboros Project while investigating a terrorist threat in Kijuju, West Africa. They found evidence that Tricell had taken over a former Umbrella underground laboratory and continued Umbrella's research, creating the Uroboros virus. In the facility, they discovered thousands of capsules holding human test subjects. Chris found Jill Valentine's capsule, but it was empty. Later, they discovered that Tricell CEO Excella Gionne had been plotting with Albert Wesker to launch missiles with the Uroboros virus across the globe. Chris and Sheva pursued Gionne but were stopped by Wesker and a brainwashed Jill. After subduing Jill and removing her mind-control device, Chris and Sheva boarded a Tricell oil tanker. Wesker announced over the ship's intercom that he had betrayed Gionne and infected her with Uroboros, causing her to mutate into a giant monster, which Chris and Sheva defeated. Chris and Sheva followed Wesker to a bomber loaded with missiles containing the Uroboros virus. They injected him with syringes of a serum he needed to maintain his strength, then disabled the bomber, causing him to crash-land in a volcano. Wesker exposed himself to Uroboros and chased Chris and Sheva through the volcano. They fought him, and the weakened Wesker fell into the lava. As a dying Wesker attempted to drag the rescue helicopter into the volcano, Chris and Sheva fired rocket-propelled grenades at Wesker, killing him and the Uroboros.

Reader's Guide

The Uroboros Project is a bioweapon initiative in Resident Evil 5. The Uroboros virus was created using a flower found in a cave in West Africa, which was the source of viruses previously used by the Umbrella Corporation. Tricell took over a former Umbrella underground laboratory and continued Umbrella's research, leading to the creation of the Uroboros strain. The project involved thousands of human test subjects kept in capsules. The plan was for Tricell CEO Excella Gionne and Albert Wesker to launch missiles with the Uroboros virus across the globe. Wesker hoped to take a chosen few from the chaos of infection and rule them, creating a new breed of humanity. The project failed when Chris Redfield and Sheva Alomar intervened. They defeated Gionne after she was infected with Uroboros and mutated into a giant monster. They then followed Wesker to a bomber loaded with missiles containing the Uroboros virus, injected him with syringes of a serum he needed to maintain his strength, and disabled the bomber, causing him to crash-land in a volcano. Wesker exposed himself to Uroboros and chased Chris and Sheva through the volcano. They fought him, and the weakened Wesker fell into the lava. As a dying Wesker attempted to drag the rescue helicopter into the volcano, Chris and Sheva fired rocket-propelled grenades at Wesker, killing him and the Uroboros.

Did You Know?

• The Uroboros virus was created using a flower found in a cave in West Africa, which was the source of viruses previously used by the Umbrella Corporation.
• Tricell, the company funding the BSAA, took over a former Umbrella underground laboratory and continued Umbrella's research to create the Uroboros strain.
• Thousands of human test subjects were kept in capsules in the Tricell underground laboratory.
• Albert Wesker hoped to take a chosen few from the chaos of Uroboros infection and rule them, creating a new breed of humanity.
• Wesker was killed when Chris and Sheva fired rocket-propelled grenades at him as he attempted to drag their rescue helicopter into a volcano.